Marc Polonsky

Profile

Marc Polonsky is a Partner and head of the energy practice of the Moscow office of the law
firm White & Case. Marc has worked on Russian/CIS transactions since 1990 and has particular
expertise in the oil and gas sector. Based in Moscow since 1998, he has advised numerous clients
on acquisitions, disposals, privatizations, joint ventures, and financings, particularly
involving oil and gas companies. Both the International Financial Law Review and Legal Business
have recognized Marc as one of Russia's leading project finance lawyers. He is consistently
cited by numerous leading publications for his contributions to White & Case's energy and
natural resources, project finance and corporate practices.

He has been published in both Russian and English journals including International Company
and Commercial Law Review, Neftegaz, and Oil and Gas Law and Taxation Review. Marc
graduated from University College, Oxford (B.A., 1983), Imperial College of Science and
Technology, London (M.Sc., 1984), and London Guildhall University (Law Society Finals, 1990). He
is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, and speaks English, French and Russian.